tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post7151586296310683361..comments2015-03-30T08:59:41.111-04:00Comments on O-pinion: The one gun control measure we can all agree onCharlotte Observernoreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-6537053753484901992013-01-07T04:22:07.553-05:002013-01-07T04:22:07.553-05:00Nice try.
Yet another &quot;journalist&quot; faki...<a href="http://rationalgun.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-online-gun-forum-keeps-journalists.html" rel="nofollow">Nice try.</a><br /><br />Yet another &quot;journalist&quot; faking the news.pdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667258613628853195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-80171872649525633392013-01-06T19:33:35.931-05:002013-01-06T19:33:35.931-05:00I have decided to be Heard on this issue in the Lo...I have decided to be Heard on this issue in the Loudest way I can manage; With my check book! The NRA, Second Amendment Foundation, Illinois State Rifle Association, Gun Owners of America, National Association for Gun Rights and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, all received my early renewals and/or contributions this week. Also: I VOTE!!Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794520412072058823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-13536095826798112742013-01-06T13:24:10.380-05:002013-01-06T13:24:10.380-05:00Please stop calling them &quot;magazine clips&quot...Please stop calling them &quot;magazine clips&quot; or &quot;clips&quot;. They are magazines. Clips are used to load firearms that have fixed magazines. There is no such thing as a magazine clip. Magazines hold the ammo.<br /><br />The type of gun is irrelevant. The capacity of the magazine is irrelevant. Guns and magazines don&#39;t get together one day and decided to go out kill people. People decided to kill people, focus on the people.Mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954715798029137228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-39847798485932150922013-01-06T10:46:09.731-05:002013-01-06T10:46:09.731-05:00To answer the question of why a person would need ...To answer the question of why a person would need a magazine clip of 30 or more it would be so that the people can protect itself from the government. Why do you think the founders enshrined the right to bear arms in the bill of rights? So that poor farm boys living on the frontier can hunt? If the military has them then the people need access to them so when the enevitable happens the people can protect themselves. Common Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859945567926352167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-82769179669552409212013-01-02T11:01:33.514-05:002013-01-02T11:01:33.514-05:00Just one small step for banning high capacity clip...Just one small step for banning high capacity clips, one giant leap toward confiscation. Hey Taylor when you go home to your gated community tonight stop and ask the guard how many rounds are in his automatic and how may spare clips he has on his belt.<br /><br />Oh sorry I forgot rich AHs like you get to hire armed guards to protect you but us regular slobs shouldn&#39;t be allowed to protect themselves.JWMJRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330556524852443926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-728865368732480792012-12-27T10:08:02.367-05:002012-12-27T10:08:02.367-05:00There is not a single gun control measure that the...There is not a single gun control measure that the NRA will allow conservatives to agree to. Freeeeeeeeeeeeeedddddoooooooooommmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ed McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257391877175337352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-49936849003867462642012-12-21T12:58:40.294-05:002012-12-21T12:58:40.294-05:00Jim, how is banning of meth working out?Jim, how is banning of meth working out?Garth Vaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03575150785051894691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-78624090696756748402012-12-21T12:28:17.216-05:002012-12-21T12:28:17.216-05:00Protection against ourselves is the answer the NRA...Protection against ourselves is the answer the NRA has given. It sickened me to hear this. As a gun owner a vet who used a simi auto M-1 Rifle in the Marines that shot only an 8 round clip believe me that was an assault weapon. We do live in a different time. In high school I took a shot gun to school as did others. Brake them down put in our lockers and after school we would go dove hunting. Those days are gone forever never to return. Society today is filled with the complications of to many weapons with over powering destructive capabilities, a lame brain political system controlled by pressures financed by money and votes for career minded politicians. The new age of information, immediate news constant 24 hours exploiting evil deeds and fame for those who suffer from mental deficiencies. Entertainment of the most outlandish horrors in human destruction along with videos circulated throughout the population. Including our children who grow up without guidance or caring of watchful parents who are pressured daily in a fast pace society. There is no way to fully protect us against ourselves but certainly there are steps we can take to reduce some of the carnage. As a gun owner of rifles and pistols I without hesitation condemn the use and possession of semi and automatic rifles and all other assault weapons as a first step. I also support more control and restriction to access of harmful video games and movies. I believe a standard to restrict national news to specific guidelines limiting fame for those committing these atrocities. In the end we will never be completely safe from ourselves. Being more observant and improving mental care will help but as long as we remain fully armed with these deadly weapons no one is safe. I gave up hunting with guns years ago and use a bow and arrow which makes hunting more challenging and rewarding. I still have pistols but would gladly give them up to return to the days of carefree living in America. The NRA is basically saying we need to return to the old west and everyone arm themselves. If that&#39;s the case Wyatt Earp even made the cowboys turn in their guns before coming into Dodge City. So the NRA needs to look back at history just a little. I really don&#39;t know what our country will do but I do know the NRA and those legislatures who they seem to own need to look at reality.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899033141107520746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-68267877886447177862012-12-21T08:24:57.436-05:002012-12-21T08:24:57.436-05:00I need a 30 round magazine because it is one more ...I need a 30 round magazine because it is one more then 29 and they do not make a 31.Crusader23http://www.blogger.com/profile/06024922773247772667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-24829257032766420682012-12-20T22:00:31.387-05:002012-12-20T22:00:31.387-05:00Observer Page 1: &quot;Obama - act now to limit gu...Observer Page 1: &quot;Obama - act now to limit guns&quot;<br /><br />Observer Page 3: AK-47 supplied by Obama&#39;s Fast &amp; Furious used in shootout<br /><br />Too bad Fast &amp; Furious didn&#39;t come to Taylor Batten&#39;s gated community of million-dollar homesGarth Vaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03575150785051894691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-13490560357912263702012-12-20T17:41:18.456-05:002012-12-20T17:41:18.456-05:00&quot;I need a 30 round clip because I have done n...&quot;I need a 30 round clip because I have done nothing wrong and there is no reason to remove my rights to make people &quot;feel better&quot;.&quot;<br /><br />AWESOMEGarth Vaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03575150785051894691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-34289522323041622422012-12-20T17:12:32.764-05:002012-12-20T17:12:32.764-05:00&quot;one of the most horrifying tragedies in US h...&quot;one of the most horrifying tragedies in US history.&quot; ??? you should really study up on your US historySeamus Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818179236243481425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-39725034867958324222012-12-20T16:20:22.469-05:002012-12-20T16:20:22.469-05:00A person needs a weapon with 30 rounds in it to co...A person needs a weapon with 30 rounds in it to competitively compete with the armed forces of the government. The 2nd amendment is the right to keep and bare arms to overthrow/keep in check or worry the heck of the government. It is not a fashion statement or a means to assault your nieghbor. It is strictly for making sure that the government knows that there is a big sleeping giant in the background that they need to be mindful of. <br /><br />If you think it wont happen I point<br />to 1776.<br /><br />To those that say its silly to go against a tank. I point to Egypt Syria and other places in the world that have done just that.<br /><br />To those that say it will never happen, I hope you are right. I pray that you are right, but i am not going to reach down and wish i had a different tool when hard work needs to be done.<br /><br />Also note the art of an insurgency is NOT to go against the heavily armed main force. It is to cause as much pain and suffering to the enemy over a long period of time to get them to withdraw. AKA Afghanistan.<br /><br />So you if say that I can not have a weapon that the federal government has, then i say the armed forces of the local and federal governments do not need them either.<br /><br />Lastly, I need a 30 round clip because I have done nothing wrong and there is no reason to remove my rights to make people &quot;feel better&quot;<br /><br />Let&#39;s focus on solutions.<br />Actual real reasons why this happened and fix those.Because we want ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913798384569453579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-92137184616975797222012-12-20T15:50:35.171-05:002012-12-20T15:50:35.171-05:00OK, I&#39;ll make it as simple as I can.
The real...OK, I&#39;ll make it as simple as I can.<br /><br />The real problem and question is:<br /><br />Why do people feel the &quot;need&quot; to commit mass murder?<br /><br />That&#39;s the real problem and until you solve that one, everything else is just dancing around the issue.<br /><br />That&#39;s why this whole &quot;debate&quot; is somewhat silly.<br /><br />If someone (or a group) has that &quot;need&quot; then they will probably find a way if they are serious.<br /><br />In the mean time, we have a southern border over which any number of lethal devices could be smuggled with hardly a soul noticing.<br /><br />And we will do absolutely nothing about that. <br /><br />So why bother about &quot;magazine clips&quot;?Shamashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-48616866485613533092012-12-20T15:41:02.615-05:002012-12-20T15:41:02.615-05:00In a similar vein, who actually &quot;needs&quot; ...In a similar vein, who actually &quot;needs&quot; sarin gas, anthrax, or Ebola viruses?<br /><br />The answer, of course, is very few &quot;need&quot; this.<br /><br />However, it didn&#39;t stop the Japanese religious cult Aum Shinrikyo from stockpiling enough of the stuff (and its precursors) to potentially kill millions in Japan.<br /><br />Who really &quot;needs&quot; to kill millions of people?<br /><br />Again, not very many people.<br /><br />But those who DO &quot;need&quot; to do this will probably find a way.<br /><br />Even in a tightly-controlled, gun-regulated country like Japan.<br /><br />That&#39;s getting closer to the REAL problem out there.<br /><br />Not whether someone can get a 30-round clip or needs 3 10-round clips to shoot into a crowd.<br />Shamashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-3261354640491083712012-12-20T15:38:51.058-05:002012-12-20T15:38:51.058-05:00Observer Editorial Board, who cares whether it hol...Observer Editorial Board, who cares whether it holds 10, 20, or 30 rounds? The Aurora theater shooter had a large drum. It jammed on him. So did the Portland shooter&#39;s magazine. How is it the Portland shooter, with all the ammo he had, only killed 2 people, which doesn&#39;t qualify by definition as a mass shooting? His gun jammed. But you have failed to report that a CCW holder went to engage him, thus likely causing him to take his own life.<br /><br />Are you going to return to the days where handguns could only hold 10 rounds except for law enforcement? I personally have no need or desire for a rifle like the AR-15. Some do. They enjoy shooting.<br /><br />I also have no need for $180 Air Jordans. Why do others need them? Why don&#39;t you call for a ban on expensive sneakers before more kids are killed or maimed over them? What about banning cars that go over 75 MPH?<br /><br />As usual, you are using a tragedy to push an agenda that doesn&#39;t solve the issue. The ban is meaningless, but the decline of the culture isn&#39;t. Even Feinstein says the bill won&#39;t be retroactive, so there will still be large capacity magazines on the street.<br /><br />Creating more gun free zones, where all of the mass shootings have occurred in the last 5 decades will not solve the problem. Stop your feel good, meaningless proposals, and let&#39;s find some real solutions.MarkBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04575594799920379781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-68900780902975696352012-12-20T15:30:27.488-05:002012-12-20T15:30:27.488-05:00Taylor..or..&quot;The Observer Editorial Board&quo...Taylor..or..&quot;The Observer Editorial Board&quot;: I think several people have answered that question, possibly in an indirect manner. Several people have commented that &quot;it only takes one second to change out a clip, so what is the difference between one-20 round clip or two-10 round clips&quot;. Also that some people want to &quot;do something&quot; (like banning large capacity magazines) for the sake of &quot;doing something&quot;, but that something might not really have much, if any impact on saving lives.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14274170343942403847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-53988453159032236872012-12-20T15:27:39.603-05:002012-12-20T15:27:39.603-05:00OEB,
The word &quot;need&quot; misses the whole p...OEB,<br /><br />The word &quot;need&quot; misses the whole point.<br /><br />Why does anyone &quot;need&quot; chrome spinner rims or neon lights on their automobiles, for that matter?<br /><br />Sure, ban everything that&#39;s deemed unnecessary, but it won&#39;t change a thing.<br /><br />That&#39;s the whole problem with this particular &quot;gun control&quot; measure.<br /><br />It won&#39;t change anything of substance.<br /><br />But it will look like something is being done about it.<br /><br />The &quot;need&quot; or lack of &quot;need&quot; for any particular device does not matter much at all.<br /><br />It&#39;s the wrong question.Shamashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-16694251807001125632012-12-20T15:23:04.671-05:002012-12-20T15:23:04.671-05:00The day you see a low rider with four gang bangers...The day you see a low rider with four gang bangers pull into your driveway at 2am, you&#39;ll know why you need a 30 round magazine. cytomitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492708357112318017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-23043101899350971782012-12-20T14:54:42.075-05:002012-12-20T14:54:42.075-05:00Hey Arch,
Observer comment section says:
&quot;T...Hey Arch,<br /><br />Observer comment section says:<br /><br />&quot;The Charlotte Observer welcomes your comments on news of the day. The more voices engaged in conversation, the better for us all, but do keep it civil. Please refrain from profanity, obscenity, spam, name-calling or attacking others for their views.&quot;<br /><br />But since all of Taylor, Fannie and Peter&#39;s writings violate those terms, I guess you&#39;re safe.Garth Vaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03575150785051894691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-40586782840284040772012-12-20T14:52:49.966-05:002012-12-20T14:52:49.966-05:00I see the anonymous comments are as informed as ev...I see the anonymous comments are as informed as ever. One thing missing, though: Out of 26 comments, not one explains why anyone needs a magazine with 30 rounds in it. The Observer Editorial Boardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01152351817031057326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-26264994109748240192012-12-20T14:35:33.980-05:002012-12-20T14:35:33.980-05:00Archiguy,
Banning these &quot;magazine clips&quot...Archiguy,<br /><br />Banning these &quot;magazine clips&quot; will be LESS effective than CO&#39;s paywall at keeping the rifraff away from their weapons of mass destruction.<br /><br />Shamashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-73178319698622680012012-12-20T14:23:18.180-05:002012-12-20T14:23:18.180-05:00Ghoul,
Shh...
Don&#39;t tell anyone about the c...Ghoul, <br /><br />Shh...<br /><br />Don&#39;t tell anyone about the cookies.<br /><br />Some of us already had them disabled anyway, so didn&#39;t even feel a bump when this &quot;paywall&quot; went into effect.<br /><br />As far as I am concerned, this just proves the inadequacy of CO&#39;s &quot;investigative&quot; powers that they probably pay for this silly thing.<br /><br />Shamashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-69655545678439227682012-12-20T14:03:09.049-05:002012-12-20T14:03:09.049-05:00Archiguy,
I&#39;m not old, and i live in a nice h...Archiguy,<br /><br />I&#39;m not old, and i live in a nice house that is paid for with money I earned. But I will freely comment on Taylor living in a $1.1 million house bought with his wife&#39;s money while he espouses the virtues of the OWS crowd. Its easy to take protection away from the masses, its easier for the criminals to take from the defenseless when you live behind a steel gate.<br /><br />Oh, and the paywall has not even effected me, I see no difference. even my 5 year old knows how to turn off cookies. Ghoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04099647823915879139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-16093235036781211412012-12-20T13:57:29.751-05:002012-12-20T13:57:29.751-05:00Another case of someone writing about something th...Another case of someone writing about something they obviously know nothing about.<br /><br />1. There are several manufacturers of the AR-15; the guy quoted in the article does not speak for the entire industry, nevermind all the owners.<br /><br />2. It takes literally 1 second to change magazines....what the hell is the difference between 2-10 round magazines and 1-20 round magazine?<br /><br />3. An AR-15 was not even used in the Newton shootings. Handguns were. There is video of the cops removing the rifle from the trunk of Lanza&#39;s car. <br />Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17336075882714783127noreply@blogger.com